Lux Domini

Biblical place

Where was Ham?

Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Tell Ham.

First appears in Genesis 14:5 · 1 books · 1 chapters

Overview

Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tell Ham.

Ham is represented in the local geography layer as Tell Ham. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in Genesis 14:5 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.

Nearby biblical places

Galilee

About 38 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Canaan

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Nazareth

About 53 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Samaria

About 64 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Jericho

About 79 km away in the local coordinate layer.

Where it sits on the map

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How to get to Ham today

Find the traditionally identified site on a modern map.

Ham is approached here as a present-day map point rather than a speculative route guide. Use the coordinates and outbound map links to place the site inside its wider landscape.

Ham is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.

This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.

Modern orientation

Tell Ham

32.514°N · 35.812°E

Key passages

Appears in

Genesis

1 chapter · 1 verse mention